Hardline youth justice law changes to sentence young offenders as adults for more than a dozen serious crimes pass Queensland parliament.
Hardline youth justice laws to sentence young offenders as adults for more than a dozen serious crimes have passed Queensland parliament.
Young people — aged between 10 to 17 years old — found guilty of murder would also face a mandatory life sentence with a minimum non-parole period of 20 years. "The heart of our family isn't here, and for us the thought of that is devastating but however fighting for others, and making sure no one else has to go through this is what I stood for," she said.There was a Labor Caucus meeting held today to iron out the party's position on the laws.Shadow Treasurer Shannon Fentiman said Labor supported parts of it but had reservations about unintended consequences.
"The Victims' Commissioner has said she's very worried about victims not really having an opportunity to have their say, and potentially facing cross examination."Entering or being in premises and committing indictable offencesYoung offenders set to receive harsher penaltiesThe state's only Greens MP, Michael Berkman, told the house the bill's "incompatibility" with human rights was "quite an extraordinary read".
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